Albert Henry ROBERTS

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ROBERTS, Albert Henry

Service Number:	2472
Enlisted:	14 January 1916, Enlisted at Adelaide
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	27th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Kadina, South Australia, 24 August 1888
Home Town:	Gawler, Gawler, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Grocer's Assistant
Memorials:	Gawler Council Gawler Men Who Answered the Call WW1 Roll of Honor, Gawler St George Anglican Church Honour Roll, Gawler War Memorial

World War 1 Service

14 Jan 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2472, 50th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Adelaide
21 Sep 1916:	Involvement Private, 2472, 50th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Commonwealth embarkation_ship_number: A73 public_note: ''
21 Sep 1916:	Embarked Private, 2472, 50th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Commonwealth, Adelaide
17 Dec 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 27th Infantry Battalion, Transferred from 50th Battalion to the 27th Battalion in England
29 Nov 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2472, 27th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at Sydney

World War 2 Service

30 Apr 1942:	Enlisted Homebush, NSW

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Francis Henry Roberts and Ellen (nee Newman) Roberts of Union Street, Gawler, SA; brother of Charles Thomas Roberts who returned to Australia on board HT Norman on 31 July 1919 having served with the 1st Machine Gun Battalion,

5 September 1919 - Albert commenced to return to Australia on board HT Plassy

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

In August 1923 he was residing at 60 Gipps Street, Drummoyne, Sydney, NSW with his mother, Ellen, and his brother Charles

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